Manager Store

Philip Bentley Cell: 678-***-****

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Navarre Florida, 32566 *.*********@*****.***

Dynamic, highly accomplished innovative professional with 35 years of diverse experience poised to

transition a solid background in retail operations to excel in a management position within the

retail industry. Offering outstanding team leadership skills, behavioral management skills, and

conflict resolution skills. Exceptionally organized and disciplined; possess well–developed

interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate and direct others in a supportive, cooperative team

environment. Business administration expertise, coordinate with managing teams and vendors in

the execution of daily tasks. Generate and maintain records and reports, secure equipment and

supplies, and comply with all administrative and company policies and regulation. I am committed

to excellence.

Core Competencies

Builds Trust, Develop Talent, Manage Execution, Performance Management, Strategic Planning,

Community Outreach and Service, Innovative, Resourceful

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Store Manager, Kmart, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 04/2008 – Present

• Successfully completed Store Coaches school at head of class

• Accepted transfer to Fort Walton Beach

• Turned F rated store area and now rated B

Store Manager, Super Target, Johns Creek, Georgia 04/2005 – 02/2008

• Successful store opening Process – beating budget by $40,000

• Golden Contribution Awarded in 2006 – Payroll, Sales & Expense Goals Achieved

• Highest Sales Increase for past 2 years – new stores and comp stores in Georgia

• Highest percent to store grocery sales – Achieved by maintaining Freshness Standards

• Highest Achieving Excellence Score for Grocery Operations in Southeast, 2005, 2006

• Won Holiday Prep Award and Bounce Back Award for past holiday season

• Highest % of minors to total work force in Southeast – Highest Household Income in the Atlanta

area, had to use alternative workforce – minors

• Highest Customer Survey Score for Great Looking Store

Store Manager, Super Target, Memphis, Tennessee 04/2003 – 01/2005

• Successful store opening Process

• Exceeded Opening sales projection by 200%

• Trained one Executive to Store Manager

• Trained one Store Manager- In Training who is now the District Manager in Memphis

• Captained Fixture set up teams for 2 new stores

• Golden Contribution

• Volunteer for Target House – with wife and family

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Store Manager, Target, Snellville, Georgia 1997 – 2003

• Top 20 Employee Opinion Survey in the company, recognized by Regional VP

• Community Service Captain for the city of Atlanta; Organizing One Kaboom playground build,

one Habitat for Humanity build, worked with the Gwinnett County Children’s Shelter, Board of

Director s for the Gwinnett Ballet, Retail Advisor to the Gwinnett Ballet, Captained day of Giving

Events at Lake Lanier, Britt Elementary, and Gwinnett Children’s Shelter

• Grant Captain for District, Co Captain for Southeast

• Member of Speed of Life Team, a team that developed new ideas; call boxes, restocking system

base on daily sales pulling stock out of the stockroom, use of walkie talkies, service recognized

by a letter from the regional director

• Identified, developed and worked with Speed is Life Team on a new process for setting

Planagrams, The Label Strip Program, eliminating 40 to 60 hours of payroll per store per week.

• Identified, developed and worked with Speed is Life Team on a process to track signing

• Super Wal-Mart opened across the road and we did not go negative by building great guest

service and instocks, took a risk and ask HQ not to drop inventory levels

• Captained numerous new store fixture setup teams

• Helped develop 7 future store managers

Store Manager, Target, Duluth, Georgia 1993 – 1997

• Took over broken store and drove a 30% increase in sales. Recognized by Regional Director,

“Thanks Phil, you made it easy for me to sell the company on new stores in Atlanta.”

• Hosted first Investors tour in Atlanta

• Helped develop 4 future store managers

Store Manager, Target, Snellville, Georgia 1988 – 1993

• Opened one of the first Targets in Atlanta, T376

Store Manager, Richway, Conyers, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina

1974 – 1988

Awards:

Store Manager of the Year for the Group

District MVP Store Manager of the Year

Value Added Manager of the Year for the Region

Master Trainer for the Region

Golden Contribution

Trainer of the Year

Education:

Attended:

Perimeter College of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

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